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Which of the following are correct for the greenhouse effect? (i) CO2 is mainly responsible for the greenhouse effect. (ii) The gradual increase in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere is called global warming. (iii) Methane, nitrous oxide and water vapour are greenhouse gases like CO2. (iv) An increase in earth’s temperature by as little as 0.5 0C has no effect. |
| Answer» <html><body><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/use-1441041" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about USE">USE</a> effect <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/explanation-455162" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about EXPLANATION">EXPLANATION</a>:Greenhouse effect is a warming of Earth's surface. It is a natural process by which sun's <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/radiation-1175811" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RADIATION">RADIATION</a> traps by the planet's atmosphere which eventually warms the Earth's surface.Greenhouses gases are the gases which have tendency to trap the heat coming from sun and radiate infrared radiation in the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/wavelength-1450414" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WAVELENGTH">WAVELENGTH</a> range.The greenhouse gases which are present in Earth's atmosphere are water vapor(H₂O), carbon dioxide(CO₂), nitrous oxide(N₂O), methane(CH₄) etc.Due to this greenhouse effect, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/average-13416" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about AVERAGE">AVERAGE</a> temperature of Earth's atmosphere is increasing gradually which is known as Global warming.Increasing temperature just by 0.5⁰C has a major effect on Earth's atmosphere.</body></html> | |